Council Endorses Paul Strauss for DC Shadow Senator
Monday, August 4, 2008
(Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO)
The Metro Washington Council, AFL-CIO has
endorsed Paul Strauss for Shadow Senator in the
upcoming DC Democratic Primary on September 9.
"Paul started out as a union organizer then
went back to school to become a lawyer and now
he represents workers in unions for UNITE HERE,
Local 25," said Metro Council President Jos
Williams. "Paul brings union values to his job
as one of two US elected officials lobbying for
statehood for the District of Columbia,"
Williams added. Strauss has served two terms as
the District's Shadow Senator.
